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michael
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KeyShark writes: "An article on FoxNews describes how front-line troops soon will be protected by battlefield lasers designed to shoot down rockets, artillery shells and even mortars."
Also under development:
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Nindalf
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Revolutionary new developments in extremely shiny rockets, artillery shells, and even mortars.
Re:Also under development:
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Maj.+Kong
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Tom Clancy said...
Citing Tom Clancy as an authority on millitary affairs is like citing the late Stephen King as an expert in criminology.
Maj. Kong
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Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.
Re:Also under development:
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Hektor_Troy
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"Besides, in the battle between bigger armor and bigger guns, the guns always win eventually."
Eventually being the key word.
I saw a documentary on Discovery about the Gulf War, where a tank commander commented, that his tank was going *bonk* from time to time, and they couldn't figure out just what the hell was going on, until another tank commander told them. They were taking fire from a T70(or 72 can't quite remember) behind them. The enemy tank was HITTING them - but not causing any damage - well, I suppose they were worried their tank was having engine problems, so to some effect the iraqies were causing a minor panic, and maybe a minor head ache from all the *bonk*.
-- We do not live in the 21st century. We live in the 20 second century.
NO! To make jiffy pop!
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xeeno
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You joke - but in WWII the Russians did some experiments with dogs, training them to associate the underside of a tank with food. Strap on a mine, and boom.
First field trial worked perfectly - dogs saw tanks and ran towards them. Only problem: they'd been trained to associate Russian tanks with food, not German, and forced the Russians into retreat.
(this may well be urban legend, but it's a great story)
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The granddaddy of all the laser weapons is the Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser, known as MIRACL, which fills a large building and its surroundings at the test site.
Nice acronym. Now every time I see a picture of someone standing in a beam of divine light from the sky I'm going to get a mental picture of him bursting into flames and melting.
the goddamn hippies
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HongPong
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Next thing you know the goddamn hippies are going to demand we only set them on 'stun.' Bastards!
Never been in a desert but I guess you don't get too much fog there, do you? And I have this feeling US is very concerned with desert conflicts these days
-- If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
I think the real military application of this is in the Navy. Mixed with modern biotechnology, there is a huge potential for sharks with lasers attached to their heads.
Re:This raises some frightening questions
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martissimo
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when i was in the military this is what i was told regarding this topic.
while trained on a 50 cal+ weapon they will make a very strong point of the fact that you cannot shoot people with them.
they will then almost always point out just following this that it is certainly OK to shoot at a persons gear like the canteen on his belt or his backpack he's wearing.
take it as you will but thats my firsthand experience
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...is to annoy the other guys, by shining them on stuff.
The hard part will be making the lasers make a cool zapping noise like on Star Wars.
"Would it kill you to put down the toilet seat?" -- Maya Angelou
Eash of our troups has a pen laser and two house cats.
1) Release cats between you and the enemy.
2) Direct cats toward enemy trenches with pen light. Watch enemy freak out.
Evan - needs to hit preview before submitting
Revolutionary new developments in extremely shiny rockets, artillery shells, and even mortars.
like in real genius.
You'd have to have a pretty big laser to shoot down a B52.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Mark Twain
Go down the laser attack path,
disregard kinetic energy attacks,
and get your ass kicked by furry Ewoks on your first alien planet mission.
We need to say "no" to battlefield lasers. Let's continue fighting with molecules.
All I asked for were some frickin' laser beams!
Think outside the... Hey, where'd the friggin' box go?
if they did come with the different tips it sure would make it easier for cowfolks to brand their cattle.
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First field trial worked perfectly - dogs saw tanks and ran towards them. Only problem: they'd been trained to associate Russian tanks with food, not German, and forced the Russians into retreat.
(this may well be urban legend, but it's a great story)
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Book(n): Utensil used to pass time while waiting for the TV repairman
Nice acronym. Now every time I see a picture of someone standing in a beam of divine light from the sky I'm going to get a mental picture of him bursting into flames and melting.
Next thing you know the goddamn hippies are going to demand we only set them on 'stun.' Bastards!
--hongpong.com
Ah yes, the highly maneuverable and stealthy 747. It attacks like an thief in the night with snowboard boots on and bells tied to every joint.
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Never been in a desert but I guess you don't get too much fog there, do you? And I have this feeling US is very concerned with desert conflicts these days
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
I think the real military application of this is in the Navy. Mixed with modern biotechnology, there is a huge potential for sharks with lasers attached to their heads.
when i was in the military this is what i was told regarding this topic.
while trained on a 50 cal+ weapon they will make a very strong point of the fact that you cannot shoot people with them.
they will then almost always point out just following this that it is certainly OK to shoot at a persons gear like the canteen on his belt or his backpack he's wearing.
take it as you will but thats my firsthand experience